Modern Technology : Crippling Or Enhancing Communication

Clive Thompson compares the critique and advocate of the telephones past and present. Today the telephone is believed to have changed the way people communicate on a day to day basis; causing less face to face intimacy and more texting. Thompson sites several present day sources of which blame texting for diminishing personal conversation. Thompson claims “the telephone was a teleportation device, bringing other people -- including, disconcertingly, strangers -- suddenly into one's home.” Therefore making the simplicity of speaking with someone in person, seem outdated. After the telephone, there was texting. Texting began to even make phone calls look retro according to journalist Jenna

Telephone popularity saw an increase in the early 1900's. The telephone began to appear all over the place. The telephone began to be looked upon as a necessity, "By this time the telephone was settling into national consciousness as a fixed and permanent part of American life."2 The telephone allowed people to interact with other types of individuals, and this ability intrigued the American public. The telephone made it possible for contact to take place with people who normally can not because of being apart by large distances. People want to communicate quickly with others, and the telephone makes this happen. By this time the telephone was not a luxury good, but necessary for survival. Cities especially, saw the telephone as an essential part of society; "Literally telephone service is a life-and-death matter to the citizens of every urban community in America."3 Although the telephone was popular in cities, it was surprisingly popular in the rural Midwest. The telephone created a need to know what took place in the world. The Midwest was not as densely populated and the telephone developed an excellent way to communicate the news of the day amongst surrounding communities. Before, one would have to rely on the news spreading via word

Communication is a huge part of the human lifestyle. It is used on a daily basis and comes in numerous forms, making communication versatile and effective for all to use. For example, over time, the ways and uses of communication have evolved. It is difficult to imagine of the changes that have occurred and how we have adapted, but it is the reality. Kailun Zhang (2015) from the Queen’s University Journal, states, “There’s been a lot of advancement in how we stay connected. It’s strange to think that there was once a time without even telephones — when the only way to talk to old friends was with pen and paper. Yet, it was once a reality.” There will always be never ending heated debates even today concerning the advancement of communication. The past era of communication is definitely superior to the communication of the modern era for numerous different reasons. Technology, gender roles, and language aspects of communication are some of the many that have changed over the eras. First, technology has been one of the great changes in the topic of education.

It was in the 20th century when people began using high-tech communication systems such as cell phones, telephones, online mailing and even video calling, which have become the most in demand technologies around the world. The many facets of communication today had reached an enormous distance connecting different people throughout the globe.

Communication is an important staple of human history. From the use of Egyptian hieroglyphs to the first appearance of emojis in Japan during the late nineteen-nineties. Methods of communication are ever-evolving and it is only a matter of time before the next sweeping form of interaction changes how we communicate. Before exploring the revolution which took place in the late nineteenth century, it is important to look at the pre-telephone era, the factors that went into the invention of the telephone, how the telephone changed the world, and how it impacts society today.

Today, communication is taken for granted as almost everything is at the touch of our finger tips. We are no longer limited to how we can send messages like in people the 1800s. Today we have, more or less, perfected the technology and capability to communicate with others. Sending a message to one recipient or a mass of people is now simple, digital, and instantaneous. It is amazing to think about how we had to rely on

These days, we all have cell phones and email accounts so that we can be connected from anywhere to all around worlds. Some people can think that it is a great tool to communicate with others and save their time. However, it also can be annoying to some people who prefer traditional communication ways like face-to-face and letter. Anyone can have any opinion about this kind of new communication way. However, there are two articles which have totally different ideas from each other. The first article, by Robert Kuttner, can represent people who prefer the old way to using new technology and the second article, by Jesse Brown, can represent people who are at the opposite side. To some extent, they both suggest reasonable arguments, but the more we consider about and focus on our daily life and convenience, the more persuasive Jesse Brown’s article seems. There are some reasons of it based on their arguments.

The end of the twentieth century dawned a series of innovating technologies that would forever change human culture. Computers were first on the market, followed by telecommunication devices, known today as cellphones, and finally the world revolutionizing Internet; Which would forever change access to information, and interactions with others. Now in the twenty first century, technology is a large factor in everyday lives. Limiting human contact has had a negative effect on people's lives due to cellphones, computers, and social media. Cellphones enhanced abilities to communicate with people that had not been there before. The narrative to call someone, seemingly on the other side of the world, was fresh and invigorating. On the other hand, at this day

Alexander Bell had invented the first telephone for better communication, and he had inspired many great inventors. Those creators would then invent efficient and rapid ways of communication for people to talk with others at home or anywhere they travel. The first telephone has evolved since the time Bell invented it. Now, many people have access to useful information, and it has become one of the world’s important creations of all

Throughout history, developments in technology and communications have been on a steady uprise. Nowadays, it’s so easy to reach into your back pocket, press a few buttons on your cell phone, and be talking to someone in just a matter of a few seconds. Before cell phones and telephones were created, the primary forms of communication were writing letters or being face-to-face. Many argue that the invention of the telegraph was the greatest invention to ever be discovered.

Since the rise of technology in the 21st century , and technology has participated significantly in most aspects of our lives . Technology helped make our lives much easier it managed to connect the whole world together. This connection is what lead to the rise and development we live in today. At first the communication portals were really limited to only landlines so people had to depend mainly on face to face communication ,until the release of the blackberry messenger in 2010 since then communication had become mainly through instant messaging or as well known as online chatting.

New technology, particularly texting, has made societies communication obnoxious. It complicates the dynamic of a relationship because it is so easy to misconstrue the context without having the inflection of the sender 's voice making texts confusing. Contemporary times allow for a person to meet individuals from a setting that are no longer face-to-face. With the advent of internet dating, a person can meet someone new and form a relationship based almost exclusively on e-mailing or text messages. The problem with forming a relationship in this matter is that an individual will likely form unrealistic expectations and standards of the person based on their electronic interactions. People have a preconceived notion on the manner on another and will assume they will act a certain way before they ever meet face-to-face. In one recent study, Korean psychiatrist and addiction specialist Sam-Wook Choi, and several colleagues wrote that smartphone addiction, like other impulse-control disorders, can "interfere with school or work; decrease real-life social interaction; decrease academic ability; and cause relationship problems." New research has also found that students would sooner give up coffee, sex and eating out before their beloved smartphones.

The 19th century developments of firstly the telegraph, and later the telephone, opened a gateway to a new, closer, more interdependent world. For a country as large as the United States, with a population now scattered from east to west, the implications were tremendous. The infamous tyranny of time and distance had been conquered.

Recent advancements in technology, especially social networking, have severely hindered the communication skills of today’s society by promoting edited, impersonal and staged communication. Today’s society places a high value on websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter; so much so, that it is startling when someone does not own a profile on a social network. The dependency on technological communication continues to reduce the ability of today’s generation to read body language, facial expressions, and to clearly vocalize what is important to them.

Modern technology plays an important role in our lives like for work, school, and even play. Technology is used for entertainment, social, chatting, and finding answers. Entertainment consists of movie and T.V. apps, music apps, gaming consoles, and e-books. Entertainment use to be going out to theaters or a concert with friends, going outside to play games and reading a nice book that doesn’t have a battery. Socializing is any social media sites and chatting falls in the line of social medias. Social medias are used to keep up to date on upcoming events, birthdays, and family news. Technology makes it is easy to find answers to homework, personal and health issues. People use to have to go to the library to find answers for homework, finding answers to personal problems is supposed to be up to a counselor and doctors are supposed to diagnose a health problem not some website.